About Us

We specialize in analyzing policy questions that most affect urban areas, often using the Charlotte area as our research laboratory. Our Ph.D. students specialize in urban policy, social policy, economic policy, education policy, and environmental policy, just to name a few.

Joseph Cochran, University of North Carolina, Charlotte. "An Assessment of the Effect of Rare Events on Nuclear Energy Power Production: Managing Risks for a Carbon-Neutral Future." Presented at SECOPA 2011, New Orleans, Louisiana.

Biographical Information: A native of Charlotte, NC, Joseph Cochran finished his undergraduate degree in Anthropology at UNC Chapel Hill in 1999. After 9/11, he went into the US Navy, where he served honorably. After receiving his honorable discharge, he enrolled in UNC Charlotte in a graduate program in Liberal Studies and, when it become available, a graduate program in Ethics and Applied Philosophy. After receiving both of his master degrees, he then joined the PhD program of Public Policy in January 2009.